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Polis’s vaccine PR stunt gets mocked on the Tonight Show

Polis’s vaccine PR stunt gets mocked on the Tonight Show

Gov. Polis's vaccine delivery PR stunt caught the attention of Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon Monday night.  Wait for it, because he went there. https://twitter.com/COpeakpolitics/status/1338868046169919493?s=20 We’re sure Polis was truly, genuinely excited as the...

Polis ignores CDC guidelines during vaccine publicity stunt

Polis ignores CDC guidelines during vaccine publicity stunt

Gov. Polis was like a kid in the COVID shop Monday as he snuggled up within hugging distance of medical officials, vaccine participants, the driver who delivered the vaccine, and media covering the staged event of the elixir’s official arrival in Colorado.  The...

Colorado-based North Face snubs energy workers

Colorado-based North Face snubs energy workers

The CEO of the oil and gas services firm Innovex slammed Colorado-based apparel firm VF Corp after being denied branded apparel from the firm's subsidiary, North Face. Innovex, which also operates in the DJ Basin here in Colorado, planned to purchase North Face...

Longmont dismisses science and law to signal obedience to Polis

Longmont dismisses science and law to signal obedience to Polis

 The Longmont City Council is tripping over themselves to bend the knee and show obedience to Gov. Polis’s random acts of lockdown. The council is expected to approve a letter at Tuesday’s meeting ordering neighboring Weld County to “respect, adopt and enforce all...

Polis sued as restaurant restrictions send jobless claims soaring

Polis sued as restaurant restrictions send jobless claims soaring

We've reported at length about the dire state of Colorado’s restaurant industry as indoor dining remains shuttered in many parts of the state.  Gov. Polis introduced draconian new restrictions for restaurants in anticipation of a spike in COVID cases following...

Thanksgiving spike didn’t materialize, so can we reopen restaurants?

Thanksgiving spike didn’t materialize, so can we reopen restaurants?

So much for the Thanksgiving spike in COVID numbers Gov. Polis warned would kill grandma if we all didn’t isolate, shutter restaurant dining rooms, send employees to unemployment lines and food banks for canned cranberry sauce. It’s been two weeks and there’s been no...

CLASSLESS: Hick staff mocks Gardner’s uplifting farewell speech

CLASSLESS: Hick staff mocks Gardner’s uplifting farewell speech

Cory Gardner struck a positive and bipartisan tone in his farewell speech earlier this week urging his colleagues to find solutions to shared challenges in Congress. https://twitter.com/SenCoryGardner/status/1336440621016485888?s=20 To my staff I often talk about this...

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